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Vet's Self-Cooling Prosthetic Could Help Amputees Beat The Heat

U.S. soldiers stand at a checkpoint around Lakokhel camp in Afghanistan in 2010. Many soldiers return from war suffering from "moral injuries," or dealing with the fact that their sense of right and wrong was violated.
Martin Bureau/AFP/Getty Images
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Behind A Soldier's Suicidal Thoughts, An Unknown Brain Injury

Shirley Parrello's son, Brian, died in Iraq almost ten years ago. Sgt. Kevin Powell was with him that day, and he says he can still picture Brian Parello in the moments after the IED exploded.
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After Loss, Marine's Parents 'Gained 20-Something Other Sons'

When Sgt. Paul Braun (right) first met Philip, the Iraqi interpreter assigned to his company, he didn't trust him. But after his tour was over, he worked for years to get Philip a visa to come to the U.S.
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American Soldier, Iraqi Interpreter: From Strangers To 'Brothers'

Paul Pillar (right), a former national intelligence officer, with teammate Aaron David Miller, argues that the U.S. should have a smaller military footprint in the Middle East.
Samuel LaHoz/Intelligence Squared U.S.
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Homeless Vet's Story Illustrates Challenge In Getting Off The Street

Kevin and Joyce Lucey remembered their son, Jeff, in an interview with StoryCorps in Wellesley, Mass. Jeff, a U.S. Marine, took his own life months after returning from a deployment in Iraq.
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Nightmares And Darkness Follow Marine Home From Iraq War

This image, posted on a militant website, shows an Islamic State fighter waving a flag from a captured government fighter jet in Raqqa, Syria. The Islamic State captured the city in northeastern Syria last year and it has effectively served as its capital.
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